Tag: Hong Kong
Match Report: Hong Kong 2-0 Singapore @ Mongkok – 11 October, 2016
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Hong Kong beat Singapore 2-0 in an international friendly at Mong Kok Stadium. Alex Akande got the hosts on their way with a clinical strike four minutes before the break. A powerful drive from Huang Yang in the 70th minute to put the result beyond doubt.
Irfan Fandi, the eldest son of Singapore legend Fandi Ahmad, made his debut as the visitors showed plenty of energy and initiative in the opening exchanges. However, the home team gradually forced their way into the contest. In the 33rd minute, catching the defence napping, Sandro threaded a neat through-pass to Akande. But Lions’ keeper Izwan Mahbud was alert to the danger, and raced off his line to deny the Kitchee striker.
Hong Kong broke the deadlock eight minutes later when Lam Ka Wai lofted the ball between two Singaporean defenders and into the path of Akande who did well to control the bouncing ball before coolly firing into the far corner.
Buoyed at taking the lead, and with the majority of the 4,136 fans cheering them on, the hosts looked the likelier of the two sides to score after the break. Singapore did have an opportunity to equalise in the 69th minute when the lively Iqbal Hussain latched onto Shakir Hamzah’s cross only to blast wide of the near post.
A minute later and Hong Kong scored their second. Roberto’s floated pass was nodded down by Jaimes McKee to Akande, who turned provider by laying the ball off for Huang to drill an unstoppable effort past Izwan.
Deep into injury-time, Singapore had a chance to pull a goal back as Iqbal forced Yapp into a flying reflex save that denied the Lions an opportunity to salvage some pride with a consolation goal.
Hong Kong:
Yapp Hung Fai, Cheng King Ho, Festus Baise (Andy Russell 65′), Helio, Lee Hong Lim (Leung Chun Pong 78′), Huang Yang (Lo Kwan Yee 87′), Lam Ka Wai (Jaimes McKee 65′), Sandro (Wong Wai 77′), Xu Deshuai (Roberto 65′), Godfred Karikari, Alex Akande
Scorers: Alex Akande (41′), Huang Yang (70′)
Singapore:
Izwan Mahbud, Madhu Mohana (Faris Ramli 80′), Baihakki Khaizan (Fahrudin Mustafic 58′), Daniel Bennett, Shakir Hamzah, Iqbal Hussain, M. Anumanthan, Hariss Harun (Izzdin Shafiq 64′), Gabriel Quak (Shawal Anuar 77′), Irfan Fandi (Faritz Hameed 59′), Khairul Amri (Yasir Hanapi 78′)
Additional reporting: Agencies
Match Report: Women Premiership Round 2 – 8 October, 2016
Hong Kong’s sevens squad players returned to domestic action in the second round of the Women’s Premiership which saw Valley Black and Gai Wu Falcons register convincing wins over Kowloon and CWB Phoenix. The two top clubs in the local women’s game continued their impressive form of the opening Saturday with Valley’s 56-0 win over Kowloon equalling Gai Wu’s margin over the same opponents the previous weekend, while Gai Wu beat CWB Phoenix 31-0.
Gai Wu’s coach Lai commented after the game “Causeway Bay were really competitive in the first half, they put us under a lot of pressure in both defence and attack. Their attitude was positive and they got right on to us. I thought we took a long time to get on top of things but then we got a bit of confidence in the final quarter.” Lai added “We can take a lot of positives from the game but we made a lot of errors in basic skills too, which we’ll need to address for the next game.”
Despite the loss CWB Phoenix coach Ocean Chow was confident. “I was very pleased with our performance. This game built our team spirit and I think the players enjoyed the game.”
Causeway Bay got off to a torrid start putting the Falcons under significant pressure right up to the final quarter when the Falcons returning Hong Kong sevens players put some gloss on the scoreboard.
At half-time Phoenix trailed by only two tries, missing several chances to get on the board themselves.
“Gai Wu scored two tries in the first half while we had a very good chance that we did not take. In the second half, it was the same story as last week: not enough fitness, so our performance is not yet stable,” said Chow.
Chow was pleased with the efforts of his forwards “Our scrum was stronger than previously – we were probably 50:50 against Gai Wu [in this area] and our driving was also good, but it was not enough.”
In the days other Premiership game HKFC Ice got their campaign off to a solid start with a win over a battling City XV, 39-17.
Additional reporting and image: HKRU
Hong Kong v China Women’s World Cup Qualifier @ HKCC – 10 October, 2016
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A boisterous crowd gathered early on a glorious Monday morning at the HK Cricket Club to cheer our hometown heroines as they took on, and vanquished, the mainlanders in a Women’s World Cup Qualifier.
After smashing the Chinese ladies all around Wong Nai Chung Gap, our ladies induced such fear amongst the girls from north of the border that they kept running themselves out to avoid Mariko’s fiery white ball and Betty’s bamboozling brilliance.
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Women’s Rugby Results – 8 October, 2016
Premiership
Kowloon 0-56 Valley Black
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 16:30
Gai Wu 31-0 CWB Phoenix
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 16:30
HKFC Ice 39-17 City Sparkle
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 18:00
National League 1
Gai Wu Fawkes 31-7 HKCC
@ Aberdeen, Kick-off: 18:00
Tai Po Dragons v Revolution SRC
@ KGV, Kick-off: 18:00
HK Scottish v Valley Red
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
National League 2
Uni-Pirates 15-68 Gai Wu Hawks
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 15:00
City v HKFC Fire
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 16:30
Tai Po Dragons 22-0 Tin Shui Wai
@ KGV, Kick-off: 16:30
Kowloon 12-32 Police
@ Police Boundary Street, Kick-off: 18:00
photo: HKRU
Psychedelic Timelapse Hyperlapse Hong Kong Video
Photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov has created a stunning video to capture his impressions of Hong Kong. Shot in September 2015 this is not your typical timelapse video. It’s a timelapse / hyperlapse video with a hefty dose of psychedelic elements and a tight soundtrack.
The video was made using two Canon cameras, a variety of lenses and a GoPro Hero 4. Post production was done in Adobe After Effects, Lightroom and LRTimelapse.
Women’s Rugby Fixtures – 8 October, 2016
Women’s Rugby Results – 1 October, 2016
National League 1
Gai Wu Fawkes 19-0 HK Scottish
@ KGV, Kick-off: 18:00
Revolution SRC 5-10 USRC Tigers
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00
Valley Red 19-10 HKCC
@ Kings Park, Kick-off: 18:00
National League 2
Tin Shui Wai 17-25 Gai Wu Hawks
@ KGV, Kick-off: 16:30
University 5-35 City
@ Sandy Bay, Kick-off: 16:30
Tai Po Dragons 7-26 CWB Lammergeier
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
HKFC Fire 22-0 Kowloon
@ HK Football Club, Kick-off: 18:00
Photos: courtesy of their owners
Our apologies that not all scores are currently available, 2 days after the games and the HKRU has still not released the match scores